OK - You Took A Wrong Turn................

**marmite7** · August 31st, 2005, 01:42 PM

missed the clubs with hi-nrg...........in fact hi-nrg was never invented!

So............which route would you have taken?

Pennies & The Jacquard Club were playing good sounds, cos as we know straight clubs REFUSED to play "gay records" anyway and I was quite happy dancing to:

Shannon - Let The Music Play
Jocelyn Brown - Somebody Elses Guy (Boy, that woman can sing)
Monyaka - Go Deh Yaka
Hot Streak - Body Work
Brothers Johnson - Stomp
Hamilton Bohannon - Lets Start The Dance (I-IV)!!! ;)
Cameo - Word Up

etc etc

**straight acting** · August 31st, 2005, 02:49 PM

Interesting question, I started with Northern Soul in 76 rapidly followed Levine and Curtis into Disco and jazz funk, and was attending jazz funk gigs up to 85 as well as Heaven, Bangs etc. I also attended rock and pop concerts and when in NY the Saint and paradise garage. Basically I loved to dance and have a good time so would go wherever the good times were. Although I am straight I loved HI NRg and saw it as the next step after the supposed death of disco. Without it though there was enough black dance music coming out of America to keep me happy, and although the northern scene was on its knees through the early 80's the odd gem like Suspicion by the Originals popped up and then there was he scooter runs also, so plenty to do.

**Energyguy** · August 31st, 2005, 03:09 PM

OK... For me it will always be the 80s soul/disco !!
PRINCESS - one of my favourite albums of the 80s - pure class
JAKI GRAHAM -Set me free/step right up/heaven knows etc...
HAYWOODE - Roses !! - dancefloor classic
CHAKA KHAN - Love of a lifetime/ Clouds/I feel for you/This is my night/Through the fire
O CHI BROWN - Underrated 80s diva !! - what an amazing singer !

TAKA BOOM - Chakas sister - In the middle of the night - great dance track from 1985 !
PRECIOUS WILSON - her recordings with JIVE records in the 80s were top class !
POINTER SISTERS - Sassy sisters - some of the best 80s dance tracks !
MAI TAI - Another favourite group of mine -HISTORY : Amazing 8)

**marmite7** · September 2nd, 2005, 03:40 AM

Nice selection :)

I loved that blissed out sound you got from some of the early Prelude releases.

Unique - What I Got Is What You Need
Raw Silk - Just In Time (Just In Time & Space Dub) great b side.
Raw Silk - Do It To The Music

plus D Train - You're The One For Me & Music

The Goddess herself - Sharon Redd

aswell as 4th & Broadway tracks. Great label.

George Kranz
Jocelyn Brown
Loveride
Gayle Adams
Skipworth & Turner

Tabu? SOS Band, Cherelle. Anyone remember The SOS Band's hi-nrg tune - No Lies? Quite a departure for them.

**marmite7** · September 2nd, 2005, 10:24 AM

Just had a quicky sift through some of me vinyl and found these classics which did the biz!

Loose Ends - Emergency (Dial 999)
Sharon Brown - I Specialize In Love
Chasmere - Can I
Konk - Your Life
Nuance - Loveride (as mentioned in previous post) just played it and whatta corker) :)
Intruders - Who Do You Love
Fonda Rae - Tuch Me
Floy Joy - Operator
Funk Masters - It's Over

**Energyguy** · September 2nd, 2005, 11:20 AM

Originally Written by marmite7

Just had a quicky sift through some of me vinyl and found these classics which did the biz!

Loose Ends - Emergency (Dial 999)
Sharon Brown - I Specialize In Love
Chasmere - Can I
Konk - Your Life
Nuance - Loveride (as mentioned in previous post) just played it and whatta corker) :)
Intruders - Who Do You Love
Fonda Rae - Tuch Me
Floy Joy - Operator
Funk Masters - It's Over

Some cool tracks listed there pal.. That Fonda Rae track is superb - have a promo 12" copy :D

**SandraDee** · September 3rd, 2005, 04:22 PM

Originally Written by marmite7

I loved that blissed out sound you got from some of the early Prelude releases.

Unique - What I Got Is What You Need
plus D Train - You're The One For Me & Music

These weren't really early Prelude marmy old mate. I'd actually consider them late Prelude. Early Prelude I would class as such as Mastermind, Musique & Sine from '77/'78. Then there's mid-period Prelude which would be such as Theo Vaness, Kumano & Hi Gloss from '79/'80/'81. Unique & D Train were quite late at '82/'83.